Category Archives: Agriculture

Plant Seeds Go to Court

Posted on March 30, 2016 by matt ohern

Planting 2016 has begun.  A lawsuit brought on January 6, 2016, in a U. S. district court in California has the potential of impacting seeds you plant. The Center for Food Safety, American Bird Conservancy, Pesticide Action Network plus 5 farmers, are suing EPA … Continue reading →

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Counties Attack EPA’s TMDL Regulations

Posted on March 2, 2016 by matt ohern

Counties in Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia have filed a friend of the court brief (Amicus Curiae) in the TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) case between the American Farm Bureau Federation v EPA. Seventeen county governments in these three states spell … Continue reading →

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EPA Accused of WOTUS Propaganda Violation

Posted on January 20, 2016 by matt ohern

“At issue here is whether EPA violated publicity or propaganda and anti-lobbying provisions…” regarding appropriations from Congress (GAO letter December 14, 2015, to U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe.) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded EPA violated the ‘propaganda prohibition” of … Continue reading →

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Facts Regarding Red Meat, Cancer Scare

Posted on November 11, 2015 by matt ohern

The World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a report in late October claiming processed meat causes cancer. IARC reviewed epidemiological studies and decided to classify the consumption of processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans” and consumption of … Continue reading →

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“Victory” Over EPA – Not So Fast

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

EPA won a legal decision in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, which has been advertised as a victory for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers trying to protect private, personal, and financial records regarding their Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. I have some … Continue reading →

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